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Video describing an international project funded by the German government and coordinated by the Global Nature Fund to help restore Asia s lost mangroves
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2024 Mangrove restoration… I have assisted with numerous research projects on the following topics and continue to look for opportunities 2024 Seagrass effects on morphology of Moreton Bay Alice Twomey 2024 Effect of nutrient concentration on mangrove diversity Navodha Dissanayake 2024 Dugong Health Assessment Project Dr Janet
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In 1992 when having witnessed firsthand the rapid devastation of the world s mangrove forests and their associated coastal ecosystems the founders of the Mangrove Action Project MAP established the basis of a global network to address the problems of mangrove deforestation
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Mangrove restoration in Indonesia Aceh Since 2024 a second project is taking place in the north of the island of Sumatra in the province of Aceh in order to restore mangroves in degraded or deforested areas
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Nairobi 24 July 2024 For many coastal communities including those in the Western Indian Ocean region mangroves are critical to economic and food security A new set of guidelines on mangrove restoration for the region aims to support the restoration of its degraded mangrove ecosystems and support recovery from the economic impacts of COVID 19
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substantial mangrove stands Alongi 2024 Ajonina et al 2024 This is through functions such as high biodiversity reservoir fisheries production timber production shoreline protection pollution abatement and high carbon sequestration rates superior to adjacent inland tropical forests The mangrove ecosystem contributes towards
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Community Based Agri Tourism Projects for La Union Enhancing Carabao Productivity for Urdaneta Pampanga Library Renewal Partnership Book Donations Making Communities Greener through ONE CHILD ONE TREE Patis Tesoro Creativity Workshops for Tribal Heritage Innovation Ridge to Reef Tree Plantings for Disaster Relief Resilience
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In early November Singapore based carbon marketplace Climate Impact X CIX held its first carbon credit auction for the world s largest mangrove restoration project in Pakistan the 350 000ha
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Now with approximately 400 000 hectares of disused shrimp ponds available the CBEMR method offers a successful process of mangrove rehabilitation due to extensive pre project assessments of local ecology hydrology and communities empowering them to be stewards of their environment and enabling them to regain their livelihoods
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For almost a quarter of a century our project partner the Mangrove Action Project MAP has done exactly that through its work to protect and restore mangrove habitats around the world As research into these ecosystems intensifies and understanding deepens it is becoming clear just how vital mangrove forests are to our environment
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The state funded mangrove restoration projects under the National Target Program to Respond to Climate Change and Green Growth for 2024 2024 and related programs and other mangrove restoration projects supported from the international NGOs have played a significant role in maintaining and increasing mangrove forest cover in Mekong Delta
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More recently patches of abandoned shrimp ponds have been returning back into mangroves thriving and luscious as they once were thanks to the restoration work of Mangrove Action Project MAP After a couple of years of raising shrimp the sites expired at Thung Yor allowing for a restoration that included 3 abandoned ponds total in size
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Threats to Mangrove Forests Today mangrove forests are recognized worldwide as one of nature s best defenses against the impacts of climate change along coastlines The trouble is mangrove forests have been in serious decline worldwide due to deforestation from rapid urbanization forestry exploitation of natural resources farming and
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The two different fundamental approaches to ecological restoration are natural colonisation and mangrove planting These two approaches are described and explored in depth in the report Due to the threats facing mangrove systems their restoration is being increasingly undertaken often in the form of replanting mangrove stands with seedlings
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Monitoring and training workshops are held regularly with community members throughout the project to ensure a successful restoration while developing sustainable locally led conservation initiatives to benefit the communities and to take pressure off of existing mangrove forests
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Southeast Asia is the planet s epicenter of marine biodiversity with more than half of the world s coral and mangrove species that house over 1 300 species of fish and an awe inspiring array of wildlife In the Coral Triangle alone more than 130 million people are directly dependent on its marine resources for food and livelihoods Despite […]
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Mangrove Action Project is delighted to share the output from our photo competition with UNESCO to illustrate the beauty of mangroves Mangrove conservation needs local participation holistic solutions appropriate policy effective enforcement of rules and laws and our passion to preserve this glorious and valuable ecosystem
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Community Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration An innovative sustainable method for mangrove restoration MAP s unique approach Our holistic approach to mangrove restoration empowers local stakeholders to mitigate mangrove stressors and teaches them how to use mangrove ecology and biology to facilitate natural regeneration
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Mangroves which grow on the coastline and river mouths serve as a barrier to seawater abrasion and reduce the risk of floods They are the guardians of local homes and livelihoods These ecosystems provide shoreline protection from climate related and other disasters such as storms and tsunamis and reduce flood risks inundation and erosion
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To make up for this loss people attempt to restore mangroves all around the world In most cases they approach mangrove restoration as if they were planting a forest on land They grow mangrove seedlings in greenhouses and then transplant them into mudflats along the ocean s edge The problem is that this approach doesn t work very well
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Project Measures By the implementation of specific foresty measures about 150 000 square meters of degenerate mangrove forests and 6 km coastline have been reconditioned in the four project countries The restoration is based on the proven system from the Ecological Mangrove Restoration EMR based on natural succession
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Hydrological restoration implemented in mangrove wetlands in Pichavaram Tamil Nadu India showing original main and feeder channels excavated circa 1996 a March 3 2024 b January 29
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Ecological mangrove restoration re Mangrove Action Project a consultant based in Florida with over 30 years of experience in mangrove Attaining community based management or co management status will greatly aid the long so finding long term financial support is also a challenge to enable long term McGraw Hill McGraw Hill 2024 Yearbook of Science Technology
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For years the NGO Mangrove Action Project MAP has been promoting the restoration of mangrove forests in Asia For this purpose the organisation has successfully developed and implemented an alternative restoration method called Ecological Mangrove Reforestation EMR
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Description Conserving and sustainably using our oceans and their resources requires immediate global action towards the protection conservation restoration and sustainable management of our mangrove Kalibo Aklan the Bakhawan Eco Park covers a mangrove forest established in the 1990s when a mangrove reforestation project was undertaken to prevent flood and storm surges
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Plantation projects are the most common way of restoring mangrove forests Kamali Hashim 2024 These projects usually aim to secure green belts around vulnerable coastline in an attempt to provide some coastal protection These projects involve the planting of mangrove propagules or seedlings onto previously forested land Mangrove Action Project 2024
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Sharm el Sheikh Egypt Nov 09 2024 The Global Mangrove Alliance GMA in collaboration with the UN Climate Change High level Champions have identified the need for a unified global approach towards mangrove conservation and are therefore calling for signatories to the Mangrove Breakthrough being launched today at COP27 [1] The Mangrove Breakthrough is a science based measurable
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5 Reasons stopping mangrove deforestation makes a whole lot of sense for climate change mitigation in Indonesia A map of the world s wetlands Blog Posting Accelerating action Restoration in Indonesia GLF Peatlands Matter live Video Adapting land restoration to a changing climate Embracing the knowns and unknowns
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Mangroves are a group of trees and shrubs that live in the coastal intertidal zone Mangroves have been distributed in low energy tidal shorelines between latitudes in tropical and subtropical areas Mangroves are important productive ecosystems in coastal areas Mangrove ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and provide a wide range of goods and services to human communities living in coastal
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The fisheries sector significantly contributes to global food security nutrition and livelihood of people Its importance for economic benefits healthy diets and nutrition and achieving sustainable food systems is highlighted by several Sustainable Development Goals SDGs SDG 1 No Poverty SDG 2 Zero Hunger and SDG 14 Life Below Water However due to unprecedented
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